Swanson Family of Companies Expands Management Team

Murfreesboro based Swanson Family of Companies is expanding its management team. Joe Swanson, Jr. is taking the role of manager. In the area of leasing and sales, Michael Wrather, Jamie Logan and Kurt Johnson have been added. Joe Swanson, III is an estimator along with Cathy Tucker who has that position as well as accounting.

Joe Swanson, Jr. ­ ManagerA long-time resident of Murfreesboro, Joe¹s relationship with real estateand construction started at the age of 14, working summers in the commercialconstruction field. His first supervisory position was at the age of 21 on a129,000 square foot industrial project and since then has designed,estimated, and built hundreds of thousands of square feet and thousands ofhomes. Starting his own residential real estate and construction company in1992 enhanced his existing practical and applicable knowledge of the realestate and construction industry, which benefits many aspects of thefamily-owned and operated business. He and his wife, Terry, celebrated their26th wedding anniversary this year and have 3 grown children living inMurfreesboro.

Michael Wrather - Leasing & Sales AgentA life-long native of Murfreesboro, Michael has 17 years experience in thereal estate related industry. After working 4 years with Swanson Realty andConstruction as Managing Broker/VP of Operations, he joined SwansonCompanies in 2010 and is currently managing broker for Swanson Realty andmaintenance manager for Swanson Companies, in addition to Sales/LeasingAgent. Michael has been a licensed real estate broker for more than 15 yrs.He is married with 3 children.

Jamie Logan - Leasing & SalesJamie was born in Alabama and moved to Murfreesboro at an early age. She hasbeen in Real Estate working with residential, commercial, and propertymanagement for 7 + years. Her experience and enthusiasm along with her driveto inform and serve makes Jamie a great addition to the Swanson CompaniesTeam.

Kurt Johnson - Leasing & Sales AgentBorn and raised in Des Moines, Iowa, Kurt has lived in Middle Tennessee for2 years. He has been a business owner and in sales for more than 25 yearsand involved in real estate for 2 years. Kurt's education is in accounting,which he worked in for 6 years before deciding that sales was his firstlove. The combination of an accounting background and sales has been asuccessful mix for him. Kurt is a member of the Real Estate Investors ofNashville (REIN) and he has been a member of the Optimist Club.

Joe Swanson, III ­ EstimatorA long-time resident of Murfreesboro, Joe¹s relationship with real estateand construction started at the age of 13, working summers in theresidential construction field. Since graduating from Siegel High School in2004, Joe3 has worked both in the Commercial and Residential constructionfield. In the summer of 2011, Joe3 has moved into the office at SwansonCompanies to expand his knowledge of the trade by working as theconstruction estimator. He worked for nearly a year in the residentialplumbing field and has been involved in the handicapable remodel industry.He has his Soil Erosion Certification. He was recently married in lateAugust 2011 to Holly E. (Hill) Swanson.

Cathy Tucker - Accounting and EstimatorAs a native Murfreesboro resident, Cathy is an enthusiastic and experiencedasset to the Swanson Companies team. She worked with her family owned andoperated Parsley Brothers Construction Company for 37 years as OfficeManager. She has worked along side the Swanson Family business for over 35years, so Cathy has really been a part of the family. She officially came towork in Feb. 2011 for Swanson Companies doing Accounts Payable andEstimating. She and her husband have been married for 26 years and have 3children.